rougin / ezekiel
An expressive SQL query builder in PHP.
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- php: >=5.3.0
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README
An expressive SQL query builder in PHP. This package is previously known as Windstorm.
Why
I tried to unify Doctrine and Eloquent into a single interface for them to be swappable. Unfortunately the implementation is not possible because of the different core design patterns (data mapper for Doctrine while active record for Eloquent). I realized later that the one thing common for both is their query builder and it was also common on all existing ORM packages and SQL query builders.
Installation
Install Ezekiel through Composer:
$ composer require rougin/ezekiel
Basic usage
Use the Query class to create SQL queries:
use Rougin\Ezekiel\Query; $query = (new Query) ->select(array('u.id', 'u.name', 'p.name as position')) ->from('users u') ->leftJoin('positions p')->on('p.id', 'u.position_id') ->where('u.name')->like('%winds%') ->having('u.id')->greaterThan(0) ->orderBy('u.created_at')->desc(); // SELECT u.id, u.name, p.name as position // FROM users u // LEFT JOIN positions p ON p.id = u.position_id // WHERE u.name LIKE ? HAVING u.id > ? // ORDER BY u.created_at DESC $sql = $query->toSql(); // array('name' => '%winds%', 'id' => 0) $binds = $query->getBinds();
After creating the query, use the Result class to return its contents:
use Rougin\Ezekiel\Query; use Rougin\Ezekiel\Result; $query = (new Query) ->select(array('u.id', 'u.name')) ->from('users', 'u') ->where('name')->like('%winds%') ->orderBy('created_at')->desc(); $pdo = /** returns a PDO instance */; $result = new Result($pdo); $items = $result->items($query); echo json_encode($items);
[
{
"id": 2,
"name": "Windsor",
"created_at": "2018-10-15 23:09:47",
"updated_at": null
},
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Windstorm",
"created_at": "2018-10-15 23:06:28",
"updated_at": null
},
{
"id": 3,
"name": "Windsy",
"created_at": "2018-10-15 23:14:45",
"updated_at": null
}
]
For returning only one item from the result, use the first method instead:
// ... use Rougin\Ezekiel\Result; // ... $result = new Result($pdo); $items = $result->first($query); echo json_encode($items);
{
"id": 2,
"name": "Windsor",
"created_at": "2018-10-15 23:09:47",
"updated_at": null
}
Using entities
For mapping query results into an entity object, the entity can be extended to the Entity class:
// src/Entities/User.php namespace Test\Entities; use Rougin\Ezekiel\Entity; class User extends Entity { protected $id; protected $name; public function getId() { return $this->id; } public function getName() { return $this->name; } public function setName($name) { $this->name = $name; return $this; } }
If an Entity is passed to the Result class, the results will be automatically to new instances of that Entity:
use Rougin\Ezekiel\Query; use Rougin\Ezekiel\Result; use Test\Entities\User; $user = (new User) ->select('id, name')->from('users') ->where('name')->equals('Windsor'); $pdo = /** returns a PDO instance */ ; $result = new Result($pdo); /** @var \Rougin\Ezekiel\Fixture\Entities\User[] */ $users = $result->items($user); foreach ($users as $user) { echo 'Hello ' . $user->getName() . '!<br>'; }
Available methods
All available SQL statements should be supported by Ezekiel. These includes DELETE FROM, INSERT INTO, SELECT, and UPDATE:
DELETE
use Rougin\Ezekiel\Query; $query = (new Query) ->deleteFrom('users') ->where('id')->equals(12); // DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ? $sql = $query->toSql(); // array('id' => 12) $binds = $query->getBinds();
INSERT
use Rougin\Ezekiel\Query; $query = (new Query) ->insertInto('users') ->values(array('name' => 'Ezekiel', 'age' => 20)); // INSERT INTO users (name, age) VALUES (?, ?) $sql = $query->toSql(); // array('name' => 'Ezekiel', 'age' => 20) $binds = $query->getBinds();
For batch inserting multiple rows, pass an array of associative arrays to VALUES:
$query = (new Query) ->insertInto('users') ->values(array( array('name' => 'Alice', 'age' => 25), array('name' => 'Bob', 'age' => 30), )); // INSERT INTO users (name, age) VALUES (?, ?), (?, ?) $sql = $query->toSql(); // array('Alice', 25, 'Bob', 30) $binds = $query->getBinds();
SELECT
$query = (new Query) ->select(array('u.id', 'u.name')) ->from('users u') ->where('u.name')->like('%winds%') ->orderBy('u.created_at')->desc(); // SELECT u.id, u.name FROM users u // WHERE u.name LIKE ? // ORDER BY u.created_at DESC $sql = $query->toSql(); // array('name' => '%winds%') $binds = $query->getBinds();
To select distinct values, call DISTINCT on the select builder before FROM:
$query = (new Query) ->select('name')->distinct() ->from('users'); // SELECT DISTINCT name FROM users $sql = $query->toSql();
For granular conditions, use the whereGroup method to enclose multiple conditions in parentheses:
$query = (new Query) ->select('*')->from('users') ->where('status')->equals(1) ->whereGroup(function (Query $query) { $query->where('name')->equals('Alice') ->orWhere('name')->equals('Bob'); }); // SELECT * FROM users // WHERE status = ? AND (name = ? OR name = ?) $sql = $query->toSql(); // array('status' => 1, 'name' => 'Alice', 'name' => 'Bob') $binds = $query->getBinds();
In addition to the standard comparison operators, BETWEEN and NOTBETWEEN are also supported:
$query = (new Query) ->select('*')->from('users') ->where('age')->between(6, 7); // SELECT * FROM users WHERE age BETWEEN ? AND ? $sql = $query->toSql(); // array('age' => array(6, 7)) $binds = $query->getBinds();
UPDATE
use Rougin\Ezekiel\Query; $query = (new Query) ->update('users') ->set('name', 'Ezekiel') ->where('id')->equals(12); // UPDATE users SET name = ? WHERE id = ? $sql = $query->toSql(); // array('name' => 'Ezekiel', 'id' => 12) $binds = $query->getBinds();
Subqueries
Ezekiel supports subqueries in WHERE clauses and as derived tables in the FROM clause.
WHERE IN subquery
$sub = (new Query) ->select('user_id')->from('posts') ->where('status')->equals(1); $query = (new Query) ->select('*')->from('users') ->where('id')->in($sub); // SELECT * FROM users // WHERE id IN (SELECT user_id FROM posts WHERE status = ?) $sql = $query->toSql();
WHERE scalar comparison
$sub = (new Query) ->select('MAX(age)')->from('users'); $query = (new Query) ->select('*')->from('users') ->where('age')->equals($sub); // SELECT * FROM users // WHERE age = (SELECT MAX(age) FROM users) $sql = $query->toSql();
Derived table (FROM subquery)
$sub = (new Query) ->select('*')->from('users') ->where('active')->equals(1); $query = (new Query) ->select('*')->from($sub, 'active_users'); // SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM users WHERE active = ?) active_users $sql = $query->toSql();
Schema builder
The Table class provides a fluent interface for building DDL statements such as CREATE TABLE and DROP TABLE:
use Rougin\Ezekiel\Schema\Table; use Rougin\Ezekiel\Schema\Design; $table = new Table; $table->create('users', function (Design $d) { $d->increments('id'); $d->string('name', 100); $d->string('email')->unique(); $d->integer('age')->defaultValue(0); $d->text('bio')->nullable(); $d->timestamps(); }); // CREATE TABLE `users` ( // `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, // `name` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, // `email` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE, // `age` INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, // `bio` TEXT, // `created_at` TIMESTAMP, // `updated_at` TIMESTAMP // ) $sql = $table->toSql();
Column types
| Type | SQL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
string(name, length) |
VARCHAR(n) |
Default length: 255 |
integer(name, length) |
INT(n) |
|
bigInteger(name) |
BIGINT |
|
tinyInteger(name) |
TINYINT |
|
boolean(name) |
TINYINT(1) |
|
float(name) |
FLOAT |
|
decimal(name, prec, scale) |
DECIMAL(p, s) |
Default: (8, 2) |
text(name) |
TEXT |
|
date(name) |
DATE |
|
dateTime(name) |
DATETIME |
|
timestamp(name) |
TIMESTAMP |
|
increments(name) |
INT AUTO_INCREMENT |
Also sets NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY |
Column modifiers
| Modifier | SQL |
|---|---|
nullable() |
Omits NOT NULL |
defaultValue(value) |
DEFAULT value |
unique() |
UNIQUE |
primary() |
PRIMARY KEY |
autoIncrement() |
AUTO_INCREMENT |
Table-level constraints
| Method | SQL |
|---|---|
primary('col') |
PRIMARY KEY (col) |
primary(array('a', 'b')) |
PRIMARY KEY (a, b) |
unique('col') |
UNIQUE (col) |
unique(array('a', 'b')) |
UNIQUE (a, b) |
index('col') |
INDEX (col) |
index(array('a', 'b')) |
INDEX (a, b) |
Convenience methods
| Method | Adds |
|---|---|
timestamps() |
created_at and updated_at (TIMESTAMP, nullable) |
softDeletes() |
deleted_at (TIMESTAMP, nullable) |
Drop operations
$table = new Table; $table->drop('users'); // DROP TABLE `users` $table->dropIfExists('users'); // DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `users`
Snake case
All methods can be called in either camelCase or snake_case:
$query = (new Query) ->select(array('u.id', 'u.name')) ->from('users u') ->where('u.name')->like('%winds%') ->order_by('u.created_at')->desc(); $sql = $query->to_sql(); $binds = $query->get_binds();
Dialects
Ezekiel generates SQL that adapts to the database platform with MySQL (MysqlDialect) as its default dialect. To target a different database, use the setDialect method:
use Rougin\Ezekiel\Dialect\PgsqlDialect; $query = (new Query)->setDialect(new PgsqlDialect) ->select('*')->from('users')->limit(10); // SELECT * FROM "users" LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0 $sql = $query->toSql();
When using Result, the dialect is automatically detected from the PDO connection:
$pdo = new \PDO('pgsql:host=localhost;dbname=test'); $result = new Result($pdo); // Dialect is automatically set to PgsqlDialect on the Query $items = $result->items($query);
To create a custom dialect, implement the class in DialectInterface or by extending it to AbstractDialect:
use Rougin\Ezekiel\Dialect\AbstractDialect; class OracleDialect extends AbstractDialect { public function getOpenQuoteChar() { return '"'; } public function limitClause($limit, $offset) { return ''; } public function name() { return 'oracle'; } }
Available built-in dialects for Ezekiel include MysqlDialect, PgsqlDialect, SqliteDialect, and MssqlDialect.
Renaming from Windstorm
As being renamed from Windstorm, this will introduce backward compatibility (BC) breaks through out the source code. This was done to increase extensibility, simplicity and maintainbility and was discussed in one of my blog post which aims to solve overengineering of my own open source packages:
I also want to extend this plan to my personal packages as well like Staticka and Transcribe. With this, I will introduce backward compatibility breaks to them initially as it is hard to migrate their codebase due to minimal to no documentation being provided in its basic usage and its internals. As I checked their code, I realized that they are also over engineered, which is a mistake that I needed to atone for when updating my packages in the future.
Please see the UPGRADING page for the specified breaking changes.
Changelog
Please see CHANGELOG for more recent changes.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING on how to contribute.
License
The MIT License (MIT). Please see LICENSE for more information.